Austrian Netherlands 1764(a) kronenthaler Dav-1282
This specimen was lot 1023 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS. Brabant. Kronentaler, 1764. Brussels Mint. Maria Theresia. NGC MS-63. Lustrous in the fields with vibrant orange-copper tone sprinkled over both sides. Although a common attribute, remnant planchet adjustment lines through the reverse fields are worthy of notation. As the single finest certified at NGC, a coin that that should resonate loudly with the collector of world crowns." This type was struck in 1755-79 during the reign of Maria Theresia (Dav-1282, shown here) and Francis I (Dav-1283). It replaced the ducaton in 1755 but retained many stylistic features. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797. After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, Belgium passed to the king of the Netherlands.
Recorded mintage: 495,000 (Dav-1282 and -1283).
Specification: 29.44 g, 0.873 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1282; KM-21.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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